First Witch: All hail, Macbeth! ... Third Witch: All hail Macbeth!... Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none:? ... They hailed [Banquo] father to a line of kings. ... lines 103-105 Macbeth, playing the role of the ultimate bad guy, orders his men to kill those in Macduff's castle in Fife. ...
scene ii All right, now for some of the background stuff. ... It seems that Sweno, King of Norway, figured he could mount a second attack with fresh men; but Macbeth and Banquo fought like men possessed ("cannons overcharged with double cracks") Now the bloody whatever is too pooped to continue, so Duncan ever concerned with his men says it's OK to get him a doctor, now. ... Facial hair problem so bad Banquo suggests they might pass for men. ... Now Macbeth is no longer laughing and asks Banquo if this is good news or what: I'm Thane of Cawdor and you might father kings. ... Af...
All hail, Macbeth! ... All hail. ... He is stunned, yet is obviously curious to know more, however his acquaintance Banquo is not very affected by his prophecy, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none: So, all hail, Macbeth and Banquo! ... Macbeth decides Banquo and Fleance will have to die, therefore he hires men to kill them. ... He then sends men to kill Macduff's wife and children too. ...
He told four men of his plan in May of 1604. ... The King's men found the barrels and tortured the conspirators. ... He became the patron of Shakespeare's troop, which came to be known as the King's Men. ... All in all, James" death seemed to be more of a release from troubles than a horrible event. ... Both later returned and reigned as kings. ...
This also shows that he doesn't care about his well being and that he has killed many men before. ... "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Glamis" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor" "All hail Macbeth, hail to thee, that shalt be King hereafter". ... He is saying that he must find a way round the Kings son Malcolm being heir to the throne, because now he has even less of a chance of becoming King. ... In my opinion, all three factors affect Macbeth's actions equally. They all work together to make Macbeths final decision. ...
However, this would not support all of the events that took place in Macbeth. ... One of these men is his partner in war, Banquo. Macbeth hires three men to kill he and his son. ... In his visit to his witches in act four, scene one, Macbeth is given four apparitions by the witches which include a floating head with a crown on it, a bloody baby, a child with a crown on its head, holding a tree branch and a series of kings who all resemble Banquo, one of the people that Macbeth assigned to be killed. ... He has found protection in the strength of the spirit''s words and having possess...
(1.iii.51-52) and "All hail, MacBeth! ... The third witches prophecy was "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none"(1.iii.70) This means that Banquo will have a long line of children who will all become king, starting with his son Fleance. If MacBeth was to stay in power he could not have his friend's children coming around to replace him so he convinces some of his men to kill Banquo and Fleance. ... MacBeth went from the Thane of Glamis all the way to being the all powerful King but it came at the price of many lives. ... All these events point to one single fact. ...
The first time we see this is in his soliloquy "if th" assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease, success: that but this blow Might be the be-all, and the end-all" Again before he murders Duncan his imagination takes over he sees images relating to murder "Is this a dagger, which I see before me," he sees that aftermath of murder on it "I see thee still; And on thy blade, and dudgeon, gouts of blood," It is possible that Macbeth has already considered the possibility of himself becoming King as he is ambitious. ... Despite all these regretf...
